Now there are always some people in the market, in order to improve the popularity of their products, always under the slogan that diet pills have no side effects. Are there really no side effects of diet pills?
There are no weight loss drugs without side effects, and the secret oil draining on the street will not be mentioned. It is said that orlistat (Xenical) and sibutramine (approval number 42) dominate the Chinese weight loss drug market. The most famous ones are Qumei, Aoquqing, Xiliting, Kexiu, etc.), and the side effects are astonishing.
Xenical: The U.S. public consumer group filed an application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an immediate withdrawal of Xenical from the market because animal experiments showed that the drug caused abnormal growth of cells lining the colon. This abnormality is generally considered by experts to be an early indication of cancer. Previously, this high-end diet pill, whose main function is to expel oil and suppress fat, has been reported to have increased gastrointestinal flatulence, oily stool and other gastrointestinal adverse reactions. Sibutramine: After searching the database of the National Center for Adverse Drug Reaction, there were more than 40 case reports related to sibutramine.
In addition to possibly leading to decreased sleep quality and migraine, it also mainly causes cardiovascular system abnormalities, such as palpitations, tachycardia, arrhythmias, and hypertension. In addition to these two diet pills, the U.S. Department of Health has announced a total ban on diet pills containing ephedra-like plant additives, which may strain the heart and cause death.
In 2007, annual sales of ephedra, which accounted for 7% of the U.S. diet pill market, amounted to $1.4 billion. In addition, diet pills containing capsaicin, spirulina, stimulant laxatives, caffeine, carnitine, and garcinia cambogia should also be blacklisted. If you really want to use it, also pay attention to the dosage:
- Tenghuangguo: The recommended daily dose is 1500-2000 mg, which can be used continuously for up to 12 weeks.
- Spirulina: It has the effect of lowering cholesterol and can relieve long-term constipation, but there is no reliable proof that this ingredient can lose weight.
- Stimulating laxatives: Stimulating laxatives work in the large intestine and do not affect the absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, so there is no weight loss effect.
- Carnitine: Carnitine is responsible for transporting fatty acids and converting them into energy. The daily oral dose does not exceed 6 grams.
- Caffeine: More than 300 mg per day can affect sleep and increase the heart rate, and more than 10 grams can be fatal.
- Capsaicin: Long-term and high doses can cause liver and kidney toxicity, up to 360 mg orally per day.
